Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 914 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Say the sound): Say the word aloud — does it sound like a noise? (hiss, crunch, boom). Match the sound to what makes it: a bee buzzes, a duck quacks, pakoras sizzle. Use one in a story to make a moment loud and real: Splash! Kabir fell into the pond.

1. 1.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a motorbike (b) a duck (c) an owl
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) hoot (b) roar (c) chirp
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) pencil (c) green
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) buzz (c) thud
8. 8.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a clock (b) a campfire (c) a sparrow
9. 9.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a car horn (c) a motorbike
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) knock (c) table
11. 11.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a snake (c) a motorbike
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) gentle (c) kind
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) happy (c) yellow
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
16. 16.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a microwave (c) pakoras in hot oil
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) snip (b) whoosh (c) knock
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) gentle (c) table
19. 19.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a car horn (c) thunder
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) honk
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) click
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) achoo
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) meow (b) crunch (c) chirp
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) oink
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) croak (b) pop (c) woof
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) roar (c) boom
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) whoosh (b) click (c) hoot
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) yellow (c) kind
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) knock (b) tick-tock (c) baa
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quack (c) quickly
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) crunch
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slowly (c) roar
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) hoot (b) baa (c) slurp
39. 39.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sparrow
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) clang (b) hiss (c) roar

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